Defray the Bill

Before Jovannie met Luke, she had never eaten in such a high-end restaurant or eaten out much. Most of the time, she had her meal in the school cafeteria or brought lunchboxes from home because these were cheaper. After meeting Luke, she mostly still ate at home, only they hired a different chef, or sometimes Alberto would deliver the exquisite lunchbox to the school for her. Even though Luke would occasionally take her to the restaurant, he would straightaway order her favorite food without showing her the menu. She ordered a glass of lemon juice and spaghetti, which was the cheapest on the menu. But even so, the prices here were still far higher than the prices of most restaurants. On the contrary, Quinn and Heidi ordered a lot of food, which filled up the table. Jovannie looked at the table full of food in shock and sighed. The bill for this meal was probably enough to cover the tuition fee for one semester. Even if she stayed with Luke now where she could enjoy a better life and pr